Re: Torque Wrench Recalibrate

[Jock J Jocewicz <namdra@xxxxxxxx>]

Mark,
  You should be able to find a Snap-On dealer in your area. They service
a lot of garages and repair shops.

On Sat, 12 Feb 2005 09:17:44 -0500 <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> When I went frontline at the dealerships in 86 I went out and bought 
> $3,000 worth of tools to start off and one of the things I bought 
> was a Craftsman Torque wrench. It was junk then! Plastic grip, 
> plastic lock ring, both broke several times in the year it was under 
> warranty. That's why I bought the Snap on wrenches I have now. But 
> IIRC they where over $400 for the pair then! I went to Snap ons site 
> to see if I could find the manual on them to see what they actually 
> recommend for storage and it would cost $550+ to replace the two I 
> have now! Ouch!
>   I had no success in finding storage tips for my Snap on wrenches. 
> Anyone actually have any books on the Snap on Wrenches to see what 
> they really recommend for storage settings?
> I think I'll try and e-mail Angle and see if they know what is 
> recomended.
> Mark Price
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> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: "Armand Eshleman" <aje1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: mail-From-mprice-westco.net@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date:  Fri, 11 Feb 2005 22:43:45 -0600
> 
> >Yeah I knew if I posted to the list about my torque wrench that 
> some one
> >would come back with a place to send it to get fixed. For some 
> reason I just
> >don't trust the Sears Stores around here because they all seem to 
> be run by
> >a bunch of snot nosed kids who read numbers off monitors, or sell 
> appliances
> >and electronics.  And yes I actually still have the instructions 
> that came
> >with it and thanks Randy Guynn for backing me up on the Sears 
> torque
> >wrenches not being lifetime warranty. From what I see at the local 
> Sears
> >Stores,  Bob Villa better get his ass in gear and tell them to stop 
> with the
> >cheap Chinese crap they've been selling lately and get back to the 
> good
> >American made stuff. You know they don't carry any good quality 
> micrometers
> >any more either, any way not around here.  I think I'm going to ask 
> the Mac
> >or snap on guy for help and if they can't I'm sending it to Angle 
> Repair.
> >Any one actually ever deal with Angle Repair?
> >
> >Thanks all,
> >
> >Armand
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